Brazil Textile News Summaries

BRAZIL: Sao Paulo Fashion Week Hits Below the Equator
Sao Paulo fashion week is still coming into its own, but it certainly gives good show. From a slew of supermodels to unmarked after-parties, the cool quotient held its own against the more traditional fashion capitals.

BRAZIL: Technical school for the Textile secton in Ipojuca
The Petrochemical Company of Pernambuco (PetroquímicaSuape), the city of Ipojuca and the National Service of Industrial Education in Pernambuco (Senai / PE) signed a letter of intent for construction of a technical school for the textile sector.

BRAZIL: Braskem appear in the ranking of the most respected companies
List elaborated by the Reputation Institute and disclosed in Forbes magazine, shows Braskem and Odebrecht among the 200 companies with the best reputation on the planet.

BRAZIL: Huge potential for bilateral trade with Egypt in textile sector
Egypt and the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil have a potential for increasing their bilateral trade in the textile sector, as companies in the southern Brazilian state are working hard to produce higher value-added products, and the Egyptians have high quality raw material in the field. The trade between Egypt an

BRAZIL: Government wants to restrict Chinese garment imports
The executive-secretary of the Brazilian Development Ministry, Ivan Ramalho is leading a government mission to Beijing to try and restrict imports from China. The Brazilian government wants to include another eight types of

BRAZIL: Clothing manufactured from coloured organic cotton
In the next two months, the Cooperative of Cotton Textile Production of the State of CoopNatural will launch clothing made from the first Brazilian crop of organic coloured cotton. The cooperative consists of companies

BRAZIL: Cotton growers set a new standrad
The cotton growers in the Mato Grosso region have set a new standard to ensure that cotton goods are produced in a socially responsible and ethical manner. The group has tied up with local textile industry groups to achieve the same.

BRAZIL: US challenged for farm subsidies to cotton farmers
The Brazil Foreign Ministry has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over US farm subsidies during the period from 1999 to 2005.

BRAZIL: Brazil's biggest textile services provider offers IPO
Atmosfera S.A. plans to sell 34.07 million shares in the initial public offering on the Brazilian Stock Exchange.

BRAZIL: Government to raise import tariff
The government will raise its import tariff, known as TEC on non-Mercosur-bloc textiles...

BRAZIL: Major textile brands taking part in European S/S fashion fairs
Major textile brands of Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry are taking part in European S/S fashion fairs; Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association said here on February 19...

BRAZIL: Eco-friendly fabrics displayed at Sao Paulo Fashion Week
The group of local designers displayed several glamorous gowns, made from new technology that makes clothing from the polyester fibers from recycled bottles and organic cotton grown without pesticides at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week...

BRAZIL: Dalutex wants to increase foreign sales in 2007
Garment manufacturer Dalutex wants to increase its foreign sales in 2007; the company export manager, Alexandre Fischer said...

BRAZIL: Ahlstrom plans non-woven capacity expansion in Brazil & France
The global leader in high performance fiber-based materials, Ahlstrom as part of its global growth strategy, will invest approximately EUR 17 million in a new wiping fabrics production line in Louveira...

BRAZIL: Suape Têxtil mainly targets Arabian countries
A textile industry, Suape Têxtil exports its fabrics like corduroy, flats and indigos produced in factories located in the states of Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil and São Paulo in the Southeast, to more than 20 countries, which include mostly Arab countries...

BRAZIL: Brazil & Egypt entrepreneurs to discuss on textile trade
A seminar, discussing bilateral relations between Brazil and Egypt promoted by the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (Abit) and the Embassy of Egypt...

BRAZIL: Cotton denim fabric exports decline in first half
Brazil is currently the world’s second largest denim fabric producer but exports of cotton denim fabric declined during the first six months of 2006. Exports have struggled due strong competition from China, relatively high domestic interest rates, high taxes and over-valuation of the Brazilian currency.....

BRAZIL: Investment in textile industry forecast to reach US$4.7 billion
Research and Markets has announced the addition of prospects for the textile and garment industry in Brazil to their offering...

BRAZIL: AMPA keen to increase pollution free cotton exports to Pakistan
The textile industry in Pakistan has been urged to increase cotton imports from Brazil to meet their requirements and is also keen to enhance its pollution free cotton export to the country...

BRAZIL: Santista Têxtil merges with Spanish textile company Tavex
A merger with the Spanish textile company Tavex is going to bring the Brazilian Santista Têxtil, which operates in the same sector, closer to Morocco. The exports manager at Santista Têxtil, Fernando Beer said here on June 12...

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